Too Sinful To Deny by Erica Ridley
Too Sinful To Deny by Erica Ridley Series: Gothic Love Stories Series Book #2
on April 1, 2011
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / General, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency, Fiction/Romance/Gothic Romance
Pages: 352
Goodreads
One look at the towering ocean-side manor that is to be her new home, and exiled socialite Susan Stanton knows: This is a place haunted by secrets, and riddled with menace.
For Susan, there is no escaping it. At best she can stay clear of the most dangerous element of all--dark-haired smuggler Evan Bothwick, a man whose shaded countenance cannot hide his wicked intent.
But Susan has a secret of her own--a special gift that renders her privy to the darkest mysteries lurking within the walls of the manor and in the labyrinthine cellars beneath. And the only man who can help her make sense of it all is Evan, the very scoundrel and rogue she would do anything to be able to resist. . .
Praise for Erica Ridley's Too Wicked to Kiss
"A unique gothic romance complete with murder, madness, and mayhem!" --Virginia Henley, New York Times bestselling author
"Darkly sensual. . .a skillful blend of gothic mystery and steamy romance." --Karen Rose, New York Times bestselling author
To Sinful Too Deny is book two in the Gothic Love Stories series by Erica Ridley. This book is filled with intrigue, romance and quirky humor. I felt like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole and emerging into another world. Some characters are bright and vivid while others are partially hidden behind a pale curtain. But once the curtain is pulled back, the plot twists and turns in unexpected ways. The heroine is Susan Stanton from Too Wicked to Kiss. She leaps off the page in this book and has quickly become a favorite character for me. Susan accidentally falls through the ice and dies but then is resurrected with gifts she didn’t have before. I also liked Evan Bothwick, the handsome rogue of a hero. “Just one kiss, he told himself. Just one kiss, one touch, one taste, and he would leave her alone forever, no harm done. They were alone. Nobody would have to know. He brushed his lips against hers, slowly, softly, dragging the unhurried contact from one side to the other, trying to coax a response. She sucked in a breath. ‘Do you want me to stop?’ he murmured. She shook her head. So he kissed her.” I can’t wait to read the next book in this series. I was given a copy of this book.
